The Board of Trustees of the
Leland Stanford Junior University
Under the provisions of the Founding Grant, the Board of Trustees is custodian of the endowment and all the properties of Stanford University. The board administers the invested funds, sets the annual budget and determines policies for operation and control of the university. Among the powers given to the trustees by the Founding Grant is the power to appoint a president. The board delegates broad authority to the president to operate the university and to the faculty on certain academic matters.
News & Updates
Progress update from Special Committee
The Special Committee of the Board of Trustees provides an update on its review of issues relating to academic articles in which Stanford’s president is a listed author.
Read more about Progress update from Special CommitteeStanford expands undergraduate financial aid
Stanford will provide expanded scholarship funding so that undergraduate families with annual incomes below $100,000 will not have to pay tuition, room, or board beginning in the 2023-24 academic year, trustees announced as they set tuition for the coming year.
Read more about Stanford expands undergraduate financial aidTrustees hold first meeting of 2023
Trustees heard a report on accreditation, received a campus update from leadership, advanced building projects, and set tuition for the 2023-24 academic year during their on-campus meeting Feb. 6 and 7.
Read more about Trustees hold first meeting of 2023Update from the Board Special Committee
In an update to the university community, the chair of the special committee writes that a panel of scientific experts has been engaged as part of the review of academic articles in which Stanford’s president is a listed author.
Read more about Update from the Board Special CommitteeBoard holds final meeting of 2022
Trustees received the university’s annual financial report, advanced building projects, and heard updates on issues such as student mental health and well-being during its final meeting of 2022.
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